diff --git a/include/haproxy/channel.h b/include/haproxy/channel.h
index 1bf21c7a7..44728bbf6 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/channel.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/channel.h
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ static inline void channel_abort(struct channel *chn)
 {
 	chn_prod(chn)->flags |= SC_FL_SHUTR_NOW;
 	chn_cons(chn)->flags |= SC_FL_SHUTW_NOW;
+	chn->flags |= CF_AUTO_CLOSE;
 	chn->flags &= ~CF_AUTO_CONNECT;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hlua.c b/src/hlua.c
index 6bbf5c97a..913b237c9 100644
--- a/src/hlua.c
+++ b/src/hlua.c
@@ -8158,7 +8158,6 @@ __LJMP static int hlua_txn_done(lua_State *L)
 
 		channel_auto_read(req);
 		channel_abort(req);
-		channel_auto_close(req);
 		channel_erase(req);
 
 		channel_auto_read(res);
diff --git a/src/http_ana.c b/src/http_ana.c
index bee658f86..4dc1b523f 100644
--- a/src/http_ana.c
+++ b/src/http_ana.c
@@ -4446,7 +4446,6 @@ int http_forward_proxy_resp(struct stream *s, int final)
 
 		channel_auto_read(req);
 		channel_abort(req);
-		channel_auto_close(req);
 		channel_htx_erase(req, htxbuf(&req->buf));
 
 		channel_auto_read(res);
@@ -4511,7 +4510,6 @@ void http_reply_and_close(struct stream *s, short status, struct http_reply *msg
 
 	channel_auto_read(&s->req);
 	channel_abort(&s->req);
-	channel_auto_close(&s->req);
 	channel_htx_erase(&s->req, htxbuf(&s->req.buf));
 	channel_auto_read(&s->res);
 	channel_auto_close(&s->res);
diff --git a/src/stream.c b/src/stream.c
index f8fc06203..5afef6c8f 100644
--- a/src/stream.c
+++ b/src/stream.c
@@ -846,7 +846,6 @@ void stream_retnclose(struct stream *s, const struct buffer *msg)
 
 	channel_auto_read(ic);
 	channel_abort(ic);
-	channel_auto_close(ic);
 	channel_erase(ic);
 	channel_truncate(oc);